On December 5, 2014, artists, engineers, and composers from the Naxos of America distribution family were honored with 30 GRAMMY® nominations on 21 labels including: Naxos, 2L, ASO Media, Azica, BIS, Cantaloupe Music, Cedille, Chandos, CPO, CSO Resound, Delos, Erato, Haenssler Classic, Linn, Naïve, NMC, Opus Arte, Reference Recordings, Seattle Symphony Media, Sono Luminus, and Whaling City Sound.
The honors for these artists appeared in the categories of: Best Improvised Jazz Solo, Best Engineered Album Classical, Best Orchestral Performance, Best Opera Recording, Best Choral Performance, Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, Best Classical Solo Vocal Album, Best Contemporary Classical Composition, Best Classical Compendium, and Best Surround Sound Album.
The 57th Annual GRAMMY® Awards will be announced on February 8th, 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. A full list of Naxos of America nominees with album details will also be posted at https://www.facebook.com/NaxosUSA.
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Full list of nominees from the Naxos of America label family:
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
The Eye Of The Hurricane
Kenny Barron, soloist
Track from: Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio)
Label: Whaling City Sound WCS 065; 687606006522
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd) 2L100PABD; 7041888518822
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra)
Label: Linn CKD452; 691062045223
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
Dmitriy Lipay & Nathaniel Reichman, engineers; Nathaniel Reichman, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Cantaloupe Music CA21101; 713746310127
Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Seattle Symphony Media SSM1001; 855404005003
Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne
David Frost & Christopher Willis, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Label: CSO Resound CSOR9011401; 816436010045
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
Label: ASO Media ASO1005; 816436010045
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Label: Seattle Symphony Media SSM1001; 855404005003
Dvorák: Symphony No. 8; Janácek: Symphonic Suite From Jenufa
Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Reference Recordings FR-710SACD; 30911271022
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola
Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
Label: ASO Media ASO1004; 816436010038
BEST OPERA RECORDING
Charpentier: La Descente D'Orphée Aux Enfers
Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
Label: CPO 777876-2; 761203787623
Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, Tamara Mumford & Brenda Rae; Tim Handley, producer (University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble & University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & UMS Choral Union)
Label: Naxos 8660349-51; 730099034975
William Christie, conductor; Sarah Connolly, Stéphane Degout, Christiane Karg, Ed Lyon & Katherine Watson; Sébastien Chonion, producer (Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment; The Glyndebourne Chorus)
Label: Opus Arte OA 1143D; 809478011439 (DVD)OA BD7150D; 809478071501 (BLU-RAY)
Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Andreas Conrad & Franz Grundheber; Reinhard Oechsler, producer (SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg; EuropaChorAkademie)
Label: Hänssler Classic 93314; 4010276026792
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCEVivianne Sydnes, conductor (Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Sarah Head & Lars Sitter; Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd) 2L099SABD; 7041888518723
Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter
Andrew Davis, conductor; Stephen Jackson, chorus master (Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus)
Label: Chandos Records CHSA 5127; 95115512722
John Butt, conductor (Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort)
Label: Linn Records BKD211; 691062021135
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Martin : Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3
Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen
Label: BIS BIS-SACD-2042; 7318599920429
New York Polyphony
Label: BIS BIS-SACD-2099; 7318599920993
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Dutilleux: Tout Un Monde Lointain
Xavier Phillips; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
Track from: Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
Label: Seattle Symphony Media SSM1001; 855404005003
Jason Vieaux
Label: Azica Records ACD-71287; 787867128725
Jory Vinikour
Label: Sono Luminus DSL-92174; 53479217424
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)
Label: Naïve V5343 822186053430
Philippe Jaroussky; Andrea Marcon, conductor (Cecilia Bartoli; Venice Baroque Orchestra)
Label: Erato 5099993413329; 5099993413329
Joyce DiDonato; Riccardo Minasi, conductor (Chœur De L'Opéra National De Lyon; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon)
Label: Erato/Warner Classics 2564636562; 825646365623
Lawrence Brownlee; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Delos DE 3455; 13491345529BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer
Label: NMC Recordings NMCD190; 5023363019026
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Cantaloupe Music CA21101; 713746310127
Anna Clyne, composer (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
Track from: Two X Four
Label: Cedille Records CDR 146; 735131914628
Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4
Roberto Sierra, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Track from: Sierra: Sinfonía No. 4; Fandangos; Carnaval
Label: Naxos 8559738; 636943973820
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